Longshanks

Anon. (1595)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 12^v (Greg, I. 24)

ye 29 of aguste 1595	ne ……….	Res at longe shanke	……….	xxxxs
ye 10 of september 1595		Res at longshancke	……….	iijll

F. 13 (Greg, I. 25)

ye 30 of september 1595	……….	Res at longe shancke	……….	xxxijs
ye 21 of october 1595	……….	Res at long shancke	……….	xxxs

F. 14 (Greg, I. 27)

ye 9 of november 1595	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xxxiijs
ye 26 of november 1595	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xviijs
ye 10 of desember 1595	……….	Res at prynce longshanke	……….	xxxs
ye 29 of desember 1595	……….	Res at longshanckes	……….	xxxijs

F. 14^v (Greg, I. 28)

ye 5 of febreary 1595	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xiiijs
ye 27 of febreary 1595	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xxxs

F. 15^v (Greg, I. 30)

ye 21 of aprell 1596	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xiiijs
ye 28 of aprell 1596	……….	Res at longschancke	……….	xxs

F. 21^v (Greg, I. 42)

ye 2 of June 1596	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	iijll
ye 9 of July 1596	……….	Res at longshancke	……….	xvs

F. 107 (Greg, I. 169)

pd vnto my sone EA for ij bocke called

phillipe of spayne & Longshanckes the 8

of agust 1602 the some of ……………… iiij^ll

Henslowe's Inventory

The booke of the Inventary of the goods of my Lord Admeralles men, taken the 10 of Marche in the yeare 1598. (Greg, Papers, 113)

Gone and loste.

Item, j longe-shanckes sewte.

The Enventorey of all the aparell of the Lord Admeralles men, taken the 13th of Marche 1598, as followeth: (Greg, Papers, 121)

Item, j Longeshankes seute.

Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's players introduced "Longshanks" in the opening week of their fall season at the Rose playhouse, August 1595. It was the first play of the season to be marked by Henslowe's enigmatic "ne." It received fourteen performances through 9 July 1596, and it returned an average of 31s. per performance to Henslowe. On 8 August 1602 the company purchased the playbook from Edward Alleyn, presumably for revival at the Fortune playhouse. The timing of the purchase suggests that "Longshanks" participated in Alleyn's own return to the stage after retirement in 1597; that return is generally viewed as a marketing strategy for the Fortune, newly built in 1600 and ready for business by the fall of that year.

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